Extending the limits of the anterior tibial artery as the recipient vessel for around the knee and proximal lower extremity defect reconstruction using the free anterolateral thigh and gracilis flap

Tremp, Mathias; Kappos, Elisabeth A; Oranges, Carlo M; di Summa, Pietro G; Schaefer, Dirk J; Zhang, Yi Xin; Wettstein, Reto; Kalbermatten, Daniel

doi:10.1002/micr.30163

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Extending the limits of the anterior tibial artery as the recipient vessel for around the knee and proximal lower extremity defect reconstruction using the free anterolateral thigh and gracilis flap

ContributorsTremp, Mathias; Kappos, Elisabeth A; Oranges, Carlo M; di Summa, Pietro G; Schaefer, Dirk J; Zhang, Yi Xin; Wettstein, Reto; Kalbermatten, Daniel

Published inMicrosurgery, vol. 38, no. 1, p. 60-65

Publication date2018

Abstract

The aim is to describe a technique with orthograde dissection of the anterior tibial artery (ATA) used as the recipient vessel for the end-to-end (ETE) anastomosis in defect reconstruction around the knee and for proximal/middle third leg defects with free anterolateral thigh (ALT) and gracilis flaps.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Anastomosis
Surgical
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Free Tissue Flaps / blood supply
Free Tissue Flaps / transplantation*
Gracilis Muscle / transplantation*
Humans
Knee / surgery*
Leg Injuries / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Thigh
Tibial Arteries / surgery*
Treatment Outcome

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Not a UNIGE publication

Research groups

Reconstruction chirurgicale et régénération des tissus (1029)

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TREMP, Mathias et al. Extending the limits of the anterior tibial artery as the recipient vessel for around the knee and proximal lower extremity defect reconstruction using the free anterolateral thigh and gracilis flap. In: Microsurgery, 2018, vol. 38, n° 1, p. 60–65. doi: 10.1002/micr.30163

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PID : unige:154944
DOI : 10.1002/micr.30163
PMID : 28233928

Journal ISSN0738-1085

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Extending the limits of the anterior tibial artery as the recipient vessel for around the knee and proximal lower extremity defect reconstruction using the free anterolateral thigh and gracilis flap

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